Title of article
Investigating the Role of Brain Lateralization and Gender in Paranormal Beliefs
Author/Authors
Narmashiri, Abdolvahed Institute for Cognitive Sciences Studies - Shahid Beheshti University , Sohrabi, Ahmad Department Psychology - university of Kurdistan , Hatami, Javad Department Psychology - University of Tehran , Amirfakhraei, Azita Department of Psychology - Young Researchers and Elite Club - Islamic Azad University - Bandar Abbas Branch , Haghighat, Shaniya Department Psychology - University of Science and Cultur
Pages
8
From page
589
To page
596
Abstract
Introduction: Brain lateralization is associated with human behavior. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating the effects of brain lateralization on the scores of paranormal beliefs.
Methods: The study population included 180 students of Sanandaj universities, Sanandaj City, Iran who were selected with convenience sampling method (100 left-brained males, 6 left-brained females, 56 both left- and right-brained males and 22 both left- and right-brained females). The research tools were the paranormal belief scale developed by Blackmore (1994), as well as the brain lateralization questionnaire (1985).
Results: The obtained findings suggested a significant difference between the left-brain and right-brained people in terms of paranormal beliefs. A significant difference was also found between the left-brained males and both left- and right-brained females in terms of paranormal beliefs.
Conclusion: The paranormal beliefs of the left-brained cases were different from both left- and right-brained subjects, which can be seen between the left-brained males and both left- and right-brained females.
Keywords
Brain lateralization , Paranormal beliefs , Gender
Journal title
Basic and Clinical Neuroscience
Serial Year
2019
Record number
2499965
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